Gaslight Play Programme

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GASLIGHTBYSHAIRABERG

ABOUT THE SHOW

What would happen if we lived in a world where life-threatening physical wounds were treated the same as psychological trauma?

'Gaslight' is a powerful play exploring the impact of sexual assault on victims and society’s dismissive attitudes towards them. Written, produced and performed by Shaira Berg, a PhD in Psychology student at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, the play features a cast and crew of talented individuals, including actor and producer Sarah Walton-Smith, actors George Prentice, Misha Koshutskyy, Alessandra Rey, Melania Hamilton and director Arianna Muñoz who are new faces on London’s theatre scene.

The play follows Scarlet, a university student in a seemingly loving relationship, who wakes up with a mysterious wound in the centre of her chest after a traumatic incident. The play is set in a world where life-threatening injuries are treated in the same manner as mental health difficulties. As the bloodstain on her chest expands, her life crumbles around her. She tries to get help and is met with disbelief, betrayal and apathy, highlighting society’s dismissive attitudes towards survivors of sexual assault. With over one in six women experiencing sexual assault in their lifetimes, the themes explored in ‘Gaslight’ are more relevant than ever.

CAST

SCARLET-SHAIRABERG;TATE-GEORGE SMITH;SIMON-MISHAKOSHUTSKYY;KAT HAMILTON(LEFTTORIGHTFROMTOP)

PRODUCTION TEAM

DIRECTOR/SOUNDDESIGNER-ARIANNAMUÑOZ;WRITER/PRODUCER-SHAIRABERG; PRODUCER-SARAHWALTON-SMITH;ASSISTANTDIRECTOR-KEZIAHPRESCOD; PUBLICIST-ISABELLEDUFFY-CROSS;ASSOCIATEDIRECTOR/PHOTOGRAPHERALESSIAMAVAKALA;STAGEMANAGER/TECHNICIAN-MAISIEJOHNSON;WELFARE OFFICER-LILYELLIS(LEFTTORIGHTFROMTOP)

SHAIRA BERG PLAYING'SCARLET'

Height

5'4''/163cm

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SHAIRABERG@GMAIL.COM

07481932123

RECENT PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Stage:

Véronique Houllié (Lead) - God of Carnage - The Dryden SocietySophie Rayner, Alex Velody;

Joanie (Lead) - The Affair - The Marlowe Society HATCH/ADC Theatre - Qawiiah Bisiriyu;

A (Lead) - Underwater Pebbles - The Marlowe Society HATCH/ADC

Theatre - Julia Jin Wang;

Sophie (Lead) - The Pineapple (Monologue) - The Marlowe SocietyCassia Thakkar, Jenny Cyffin-Jones;

Writer/Performer - Second Generation: The Return of the Lemon and Herb - ADC Theatre - Diya Shah;

Tiffany - Queer Street - ADC Theatre/Corpus Playroom - Ajay Gill;

Messenger/Watchman/Ensemble - Much Ado About Nothing - ADC

Theatre/The Marlowe Society - Hannah Samuel-Ogbu;

Mother/Ensemble - Phaedra’s Love - Pembroke Players/Pembroke

New Cellars - Ralph Jeffreys;

Manager/Interviewer/Ensemble - Femme Fatale - Pembroke

Players/Pembroke New Cellars - Shreya Ganesh Kumar;

Vanda Jordan (Lead) - Fragments - The Lowry Theatre - Sue Jenkins

Screen:

Witness - The Feed - Amazon Studios - Carl Tibbetts;

Elisha (Lead) - More Canals Than Venice - Last Light ProductionsJames Taylor;

Dancer - BBC Sport Relief - BBC Studios - Christopher Poole, Adam Finch, Kieron Schiff

ABOUT

EyeColour

Brown Green

Nationality

British/German/ Swiss RP

NativeAccent

SPOTLIGHT: WWW SPOTLIGHT COM/5099-7861-3395

Shaira Yasmin Berg is a British actress and writer. She is of Indian and European descent and has been cast in several film and television productions throughout her life. Born in England, she grew up between Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Berg made her professional writing debut in 2018 when she co-wrote and starred in the award-nominated film American Fantasy. Alongside acting and writing, she studied at The University of Manchester where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Psychology (20172020) and is studying for a PhD in Psychology at the University of Cambridge, Trinity College (2021-). Shaira is making her Off-West End writing and acting debut with her play 'Gaslight'.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Accents:

English-Standard, London, Midlands-East, RP, American-Standard, Leeds, Manchester, German (Language), Swiss-German, English

Music/Dance: Ballet, Cheerleading

Other Skills:

Horse-riding, Running, Skiing, Swimming, Stand-Up Comedy, Writing, Producing

GEORGE PRENTICE PLAYING'TATE'

6'2''/188cm Height

HairColour

RECENT PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Stage:

Miles Richards - POSH - Riot Club Tour Ltd.Lucy Hughes

Garry Essendine - Present Laughter - Winston

Theatre - Jonathan Fryer

Screen:

Bobby - Two Alone - Christchurch Studios -

Kanwaljit Ghandi

George - Playing House - MetFilmSchool - Mia

Patel

James - Hereafter - S.W.Clover - Shawn Walsh

ABOUT

SPECIAL SKILLS

Accents:

EyeColour

Nationality

NativeAccent

Brown Hazel British ContemporaryRP

George has just graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Before this, he attended the University of Bristol but is originally from London. In his first year at Bristol University, George was cast in the UK Tour of ‘POSH’ by Laura Wade, which played in theatres such as Theatre Royal Bath and the Rose Theatre He is very excited to be a part of this year’s Camden Fringe and looks forward to taking on his first play since leaving drama school!

American-Standard, Cockney, Heightened RP, Irish-Northern, Northern, RP, Scottish-Standard

Music/Dance:

Guitar, Period Dancing, Piano, Singing (General)

Other Skills:

Alexander Technique, Badminton, Bartender, Basketball, Car Driving Licence, Comedy Improv, Cricket, Cycling, Darts, Football, Golf, Laban Training, Mesiner Technique, Rugby, Stage Combat, Swimming, Sword Fighting, Table Tennis, Tennis, Viewpoints, Yoga

SARAH WALTON-SMITH

Height

5'8''/172cm

HairColour

SARAHMAYWALTONSMITH@GMAIL.COM

07752201679

RECENT PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Stage:

Writer/Performer - fruit(ful) - FUSEBOX - Grace Beckett

Writer/Performer - fruit(ful) - The Corpus PlayroomGrace Beckett

Lancaster/Abbot - Edward II - Christ's College - Dan Pereira

Mum - LOUD - Cambridge Creatives/The Corpus Playroom - Emma Robinson

Linda/Mrs Basger/Mrs Rassek/Pupil - Life Before The Line - The Corpus Playroom - Amy Lever, Ben Phillips

Jenny - The Shadows - WriteOn/Corpus PlayroomRichard McNally

Fate - Attempts On Her Life - The Corpus PlayroomJasmine Charles, Emma Robinson

ABOUT

SPECIAL SKILLS

Accents:

EyeColour

Nationality

NativeAccent

Brown Brown British Cheshire,RP

Sarah has just graduated from a History degree at the University of Cambridge She has previously trained at the Manchester School of Acting, and has since acted in, written and produced multiple plays both inside and out of the student community Sarah is very excited to be making her Off-West End debut at Etcetera Theatre for this year's Camden Fringe, and to see Shaira's vision come to fruition after their first conversation about it many months ago!

London, American - Standard, Northern, Manchester

Music/Dance:

Singing (Musical Theatre, General), Cheerleading, Modern/Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Irish Dance, Commercial Dance, Piano

Other Skills:

Writing (Stage, Fiction, Non-Fiction), Producing, Horse-Riding, Scuba Diving, Weightlifting, Running, Swimming, Climbing

MISHA KOSHUTSKYY

6'2''/188cm Height

HairColour

Black

RECENT PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Stage:

Aegisthus - Electra - ADC Theatre - Natina Rose

Leonard

ABOUT

Hazel

EyeColour Nationality

British/Ukrainian RP,London, Ukrainian

NativeAccent

Misha is a 3rd year engineering student at the University of Cambridge. Prior to this, he had performed with various youth theatre groups in London and co-facilitated creative workshops for children and seniors in the community. Misha is delighted to be making a Camden Fringe stage debut with 'Gaslight'.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Accents: RP, London, Ukrainian

Music/Dance: Guitar (Beginner), Piano (Beginner), Contemporary Dance

Other Skills: Writing

Vole - A Witness for the Prosecution - Selwyn Chapel - Sam Bell

ALESSANDRA REY

5'2''/157cm Height

HairColour

RECENT PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Stage:

Colleen - Mr. Burns Post-Electric Play - ADC Theatre -

Joshua Robey, Emma Gibson;

Gertrude - An Ideal Husband, Corpus Playroom - Frederick Upton;

Monica - Greater Than Ourselves - Corpus Playroom - Amy Riordan;

Mrs. Stevens - King Charles III - Robinson AuditoriumLucia Quadrini;

The Vagina Monologues - Clare Cellars - Anna PiperThompson;

Mendel - Incedent - ADC Theatre - Elizabeth Laurence;

Bert - All My Sons - Robinson Auditorium - James Critchley;

Chorus - The Waste Land - ADC Theatre - Pip Pearce;

Clare - Loveless - theSpace on the Mile: Space 2 - Diana Nowicki;

Anne - The Son - ADC Theatre - Dylan Evans; White Sal - Heroes - ADC Theatre - Dixie McDevitt;

Petra - An Enemy of the People - ADC Theatre - Magdalena Gabrysiak;

Sophie - The Kitchen Sink - Corpus Playroom - Anna Morgan

ABOUT

SPECIAL SKILLS

Accents:

EyeColour

Brown Blue

Nationality

British RP

NativeAccent

Alessandra is a student at the University of Cambridge, studying Education, and will be going into her final year of studies. She completed a year long foundation course at Drama Centre London in 2018 and is a National Youth Theatre Member. She also attended Identity School of Drama, and was a part of drama youth companies (Including Southwark Playhouse Young Company, South London Theatre Youth Group, and Theatre Peckham). She is elated to be a part of Camden Fringe Festival, playing Katie in Shaira Berg's Gaslight.

RP, Essex, Irish, General American, New York American, Southern American

Music/Dance:

Ballet, Ballroom & Latin, Singing

Other Skills:

Writing (Poetry, Songs, Script), Figure Skating, Photography

MELANIA HAMILTON

5'3''/160cm Height

HairColour

RECENT PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Stage:

Jane - Chaos - Bush Theatre - Lucy Foxell

Tinker Bell - How to Fail at Being Perfect - Nele

Van de Broeck

Anna - The Government Inspector - Corpus Playroom - Katie Burge

Philippa - Electric Rosary - Corpus PlayroomRaffaella Sero

Kitty - Charley's Aunt - ADC Theatre - Maya

Calcraft

ABOUT

EyeColour

Nationality

NativeAccent

Brown Hazel British/Filipino RP

Melania studies at the University of Cambridge as an undergraduate Education, English and Drama student, following an extensive history in charity and commerical theatre in West London, having worked closely with White City Youth Theatre and the Lyric Hammersmith. 'Gaslight' marks a progression into theatre after a musical theatre specialism, having previously performed at Latitude Festival as the lead role in Lyric Hammersmith's 'How to Fail at Being Perfect'.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Accents:

RP, London, Scotland, French, American Standard, American West Coast

Music/Dance:

Musical Theatre

Other Skills:

Writing/Directing

ARIANNA MUÑOZ DIRECTOR/SOUNDDESIGNER

ABOUT

Arianna Muñoz is an awardwinning director and sound designer whose work has been presented in both the UK and the USA. Her work emphasises underrepresented and complex stories through an opulent and intricate lens. Arianna studied at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and at the University of Cambridge, and is excited to make her Camden Fringe directorial debut with Gaslight.

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Previous Credits Include:

As Director:

Love’s Labour’s Lost - Maria Bjornson Theatre (Theatre); The Bacchae - Frankopan Hall (Theatre); Marie Antoinette - Corpus Playroom (Theatre); Vanity Fair - ADC Theatre (Theatre)

As Sound Designer:

The Other - King’s Head Theatre - Ariella Como Stoian (Theatre); God Forgive Us, We Have Burnt A Saint - Riverside Studios- Cassia Thakkar (Theatre); ReparationsOmnibus Theatre - Cassia Thakkar (Theatre)

SHAIRA BERG WRITER/PRODUCER

ABOUT

Shaira Yasmin Berg is a British actress and writer. She is of Indian and European descent and has been cast in several film and television productions throughout her life. Born in England, she grew up between Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Berg made her professional writing debut in 2018 when she co-wrote and starred in the award-nominated film American Fantasy. Alongside acting and writing, she studied at The University of Manchester where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Psychology (2017-2020) and is studying for a PhD in Psychology at the University of Cambridge, Trinity College (2021-). Shaira is making her Off-West End writing and acting debut with her play 'Gaslight'.

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Please see Shaira's cast profile for acting credits and Spotlight link.

As Writer:

Second Generation: The Return of the Lemon and Herb - ADC Theatre - Diya Shah (Theatre); The Pineapple (Monologue) - The Marlowe Society (Theatre); American Fantasy - Talent Screen Awards (Shortlisted) - Muna Chando Silverberg (Film); Road to Rome - Talent Screen Awards (Shortlisted) - Muna Chando Silverberg (Film)

As Producer:

The Marlowe Showcase - The Marlowe Society - Etcetera Theatre - Imy Wyatt-Corner (Theatre)

SARAH WALTON-SMITH

ABOUT

Sarah has just graduated from a History degree at the University of Cambridge. She has previously trained at the Manchester School of Acting, and has since acted in, written and produced multiple plays both inside and out of the student community. Sarah is very excited to be making her Off-West End debut at Etcetera Theatre for this year's Camden Fringe, and to see Shaira's vision come to fruition after their first conversation about it many months ago!

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Please see Sarah's cast profile for acting credits.

As Producer:

Love's Labour's Lost - Brickhouse Theatre Company/Maria Bjornson Theatre - Arianna Muñoz, Max Mason (Theatre); Blood Relations - The Corpus Playroom - Lily Isaacs, Tasmin Jones (Theatre); Marie Antoinette - The Corpus Playroom - Arianna Muñoz (Theatre); Phaedra's Love - Pembroke Players/Pembroke New Cellars - Ralph Jeffreys (Theatre)

In Prep For: (Producer of) Summer and Smoke - ADC Theatre - Imogen Gray (Theatre)

SARAHMAYWALTONSMITH@GMAIL COM 07752201679

KEZIAH PRESCOD ASSISTANTDIRECTOR

ABOUT

Keziah is an up and coming theatre creator who has found their niche in art that platforms the complex narratives of the marginalised. A proud alumna of Stagecoach

Edgbaston and current student at the University of Cambridge, they are thrilled to be making their directorial debut in Camden ahead of future projects touring around Europe.

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Previous Credits Include:

As Actor:

Fabian - Twelfth Night - ADC Theatre - Wahida Seisay (Theatre); Jacquenetta - Love's Labour's Lost - Maria Bjornson Theatre - Arianna Munõz (Theatre)

As Choreographer:

Stagecoach Gala - Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (Theatre);

As You Like It - Clare College Scholars' Garden - Hugo Gregg and Esme Young (Theatre)

In Prep For:

(Director of) A Raisin in the Sun - ADC Theatre (Theatre); (Assistant Director of)

Cambridge University European Theatre Group: The Tempest - various European venues and ADC Theatre (Theatre)

ISABELLE DUFFY-CROSS

ABOUT

Izzy is so excited to be helping to publicise such a wonderful show, especially given it has been put together by such a brilliant team of people and will be her first time working on a show outside of Cambridge theatre and in the big world of London theatre!

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Previous Credits Include:

As Publicist:

Foresight - Fitzpatrick Hall (in prep, Theatre); Metamorphosis - Corpus PlayroomEmily Sparkes (Theatre); Love’s Labours Lost - Robinson College Gardens (Maria Bjornson Theatre) - Arianna Muñoz, Max Mason (Theatre); Marie Antoinette - Corpus Playroom - Arianna Muñoz (Theatre); Spring Awakening - ADC Theatre - Mia Grant, Manon Harvey (Theatre)

As Actor:

Bacchae - the Bacchae - Frankopan Hall - Arianna Muñoz (Theatre); Claire ClairmontMary Shelley - ADC Theatre - Emily Sparkes (Theatre); Venticello - Amadeus - ADC Theatre - Rishi Sharma, Tom Shortland (Theatre)

ALESSIA MAVAKALA ASSOCIATEDIRECTOR/PHOTOGRAPHER

ABOUT

Alessia is a film director, theatre producer and co-founder of Aonia, a magazine dedicated to radically progressive forms of art. She’s a recent Anglia Ruskin University graduate and has been working as a film programmer for the Cambridge based film charity Balik Arts. Her work is centred around multidimensional characters navigating harmful relationships and friendships. She believes the arts have the power to voice neglected stories and is thrilled to be working as an associate director and photographer for Gaslight.

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

As Director:

Emily and Enola - Anglia Ruskin University (Film); So Long Samara Brown by Anna Trowby - ADC Theatre (Theatre); Taste of Anatolia fourth edition - Balik Arts (Commercial); Balik Arts in Burwell - Balik Arts (Docufilm)

As Producer:

GASP! by Nireliain Mukoko - Shakespeare's Globe (Film); On Deaf Ears by Pablo Tranchell- Anglia Ruskin University (Film); Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl - Corpus Playroom (Theatre); The Captive by Édouard BourdetCorpus Playroom (Theatre); Chaos by Gaia Mondadori - Fitz Auditorium (Theatre); Femme Fatale by Frances Arnold - Pembroke Cellars (Theatre)

Other:

Assistant Director - Wary by Kai Wissler- Anglia Ruskin University (Film); Photographer - Marie Antoinette by David Adjmi - Corpus Playroom (Theatre); Actor (Sara) - #WomenSupportingWomen by Amanda ChongPembroke Cellars (Theatre); Costume Designer - Much Ado About Nothing - ADC Theatre (Theatre)

In Prep for:

(Director of) One Last Letter - Balik Arts (Film)

ALESSIA MAVAKALA@GMAIL COM

MAISIE JOHNSON STAGEMANAGER/TECHNICIAN

ABOUT

Maisie is a current student at the University of Cambridge and is very excited to begin in Off-West End Theatre for the first time. Maisie has dabbled in acting, producing and stage managing, finding great success directing and providing fake blood and gory special effects for stage productions.

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

As Technician:

York Crucifixion - The Corpus Playroom - Nadia Lines (Theatre); Phaedra's

Love - Pembroke Players/Pembroke New Cellars - Ralph Jefferys (Theatre); Blood Relations - The Corpus Playroom - Lily Isaacs, Tasmin Jones (Theatre); Electra: Haimara - The ADC Theatre - Natina Rose